The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-08-11
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Items of Interest From Both Sides
of the Divide.

of the Divide.
Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.
Another newspaper is talked of for
Missoula.
The brick kilns in the vicinity of Great
Falls are running short of wood and find
it difficult to get any, all the supply be-
ing used for fence posts.
A telephone line is to be constructed
between Choteau and Sun River. It is
expected the line will be completed and
in operation by September 10th.
The president has appointed James R.
Howard, of Washington, d. c., to make
allotments of lands in severalty to the
Indians on the Crow reservation.
In match base ball game at Billings
last Saturday between the Livingston and
Billings nine. Score, nine to nothing in
a game of nine innings, in favor of Billings.
Professor Ward, of the United States
geological survey, and F. Fl. Knowlton,
of Illinois, outftted at Bozeman and
started last week on an extended trip
through the Yellowstone National Park.
It is rumored that the Northern Pacific
will shortly place electric lights in the
Muir and Mullan tunnels, to be kept
constantly burning, thus lessening the
danger Of travel through them.
The Montana Central railroad has pur-
chased 100 acres of land east of Butte for
! the location of their tracks and switches.
The depot will be located on Arizona
street, just south of the city limits.
Information is wanted of the where
abouts of Charles Burns by his relatives
in Aurora, Illinois. He is. supposed to
be in Montana. If be will write to J. M.
Fisk, CT Butte, he will learn OF some
| thing to his advantage.
Articles of incorporation of the Bozc-
man waterworks have been filed with the
territorial secretary. The capital stock
is $4,000, and it is intended to begin
work on the enterprise as soon as a
proper ordinance is passed by the city
council Livingston Enterprise.
Bids for poles for the new Choteau Tel
ephone company were closed last Satur-
day, George Quail, of Sun River, securing
the contract at s1.25 per pole. This will
include the digging Of holes and setting
up of the same. The wires will be strung
upon the completion of his contract,
without delay.
A railroad laborcr, a German, named
Kerle, was found, dead in his bed in a
cabin at Missoula last Thursday. An in
quest was held and verdict of death by
heart disease was rendered. He had on
his person silver watch, five 800 gold
pieces, and declaration to become cit
izen, made in Oregon.
The second annual territorial shoot
ing tournament will be held at Helena
on the last three days of this month.
The tournament will be under the charge
of the executive committee of the Helena
rod and gun club, and the principal
shoot will be for the territorial cup, won
at Helena by the Helena team last year.
independents: There is but little
doubt that the ultimate source of Helena
water supply will be the Missouri river.
When Helena attains a population of
100, ,0OOor more,as now seems probable, the
necessity of an adequate supply will be-
come imperative. The Missouri seems to
offer the only available solution of the
problem.
It is stated that the interior depart
ment has served notice on the miners
OF Nye City to suspend work upon their
claims in that vicinity, it having been de-
cided that the mining district is upon the
reservation. The decision will retard the
development work upon the claims of the
Saltwater district until congress takes
some action in the matter.
The Helena, Boulder & Butte railroad
was completed to Boulder last Friday and
freight trains are running to Boulder
City. Passenger trains will be running
there in ten days. The grading to Cal
vim, ten miles this side of Boulder, is COM
pleted, ready for laying the track. The
mails will be carried from Boulder to
Helena commencing on the 18th inst.
Major Simon Snyder, Fifth Infantry,
with three companies of his regiment